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April 19, 2023
Facts
The Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) charged Nicky Watt, the "athlete" for violations of the Anti-Doping Rules. The athlete had refused to provide an urine sample when requested to do so on May 27, 2014, and a metabolite of stanozolol, had been found in an urine sample provided by the athlete on June 17, 2014. He had not denied the allegations.
History
The athlete had refused to provide an out-of-competition urine sample because at that time it was out of season and he wasn't connected to any club. He later claimed that another important reason was the fact that he had smoked cannabis the previous evening. He was not unduly concerned about an ice hockey ban, since he might well not be playing the following season, but he was concerned about the effect on his business as personal trainer. He was unaware that cannabis is not an out-of-competition prohibited drug. For this he was provisionally suspended from June 13, 2014.
On June 17 2014 the athlete was again visited by a Doping Control Officer, the collected sample contained a metabolite of Stanozolol. The athlete declared he had taken several products in the last seven days.
But later he mentions the use of a fat-burner named Anavar during his vacation which must have been contaminated he had not mentioned on the doping control form.
The panel dealt with this case as two doping violations. The panel also took in consideration that the athlete was not frank is his evidence.
Decision
The period of ineligibility in his case is to be 8 years.; and the period of ineligibility is to run from June 17, 2014, to June 16, 2022.
